Gironniera

Gironniera, is a genus of deciduous trees, containing six recognized species. It is widespread in tropical countries.

Gironniera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Gironniera
Gaudich.
Species

6, see text

Synonyms
  • Helminthospermum Thwaites 1854
  • Nematostigma Planch. ex Benth. & Hook. f. 1880

Species

  • Gironniera celtidifolia Gaudich.
  • Gironniera hirta Ridl.
  • Gironniera nervosa Planch.
  • Gironniera parvifolia Planch.
  • Gironniera rhamnifolia Blume
  • Gironniera subaequalis Planch.

Fossil record

Gironniera carinata fossil seeds of the Chattian stage, Oligocene, are known from the Oberleichtersbach Formation in the Rhön Mountains, cental Germany.[1]

References

  1. The floral change in the tertiary of the Rhön mountains (Germany) by Dieter Hans Mai - Acta Paleobotanica 47(1): 135-143, 2007.
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